Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-02
AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Theatrical and operate Gossip About
Actors and Actresses On and
Off the Stage.
VerdPs New Opera, "OtellO," as Pro-
dueed at La Scala-The Inter-
State Law as Regarded
by a Manager.
HeId's Band-SpOrting Notes for the
Masses-Marine Mites and
Field Fun.
YERDI'S "OTELLO.V

devoted to a review, with ELUSIVE Illus
trations, of Verdi's latest and grandest
success, "Otello."
The opera, which has been under re-
hearsal since early last fall, was first pre-
scented at La Scala on the night of Feb
ruary 9Th. Verdi and Boito, the libret-
fist, both took a great interest in con-
Quoting the later rehearsals of the piece,
and were both present at the first per-
Torrance. The leading lady role, Des-
demona, was sung by Pantaleoni, So
prano of worldwide fame; Tamagno. the
tenor, sang Otello, and Maurel, the BARI
tone, sang Iago. At the end of the Sec
ond act the last named gentlemen were
enthusiastically called before the curtain
and surprised the audience into the
widest rapture by leading with them the
honored composer, Verdi.
The libretto is taken, of course, from
Shakespeare's play, with some rather
free changes, in which the librettist has
exhibited wonderful judgment. As pre-
scented at La Scala, the piece is hand
somely mounted, and some of the scenes
are unusually grand.
The opera will shortly be presented in
London. New York hopes to have it in
the course of few years, and sometime
in the dim future it may yet be carried
across the continent.
HELD's BAND.
The gentlemen of this band made for
themselves reputation last evening by
their persistent efforts to improve, and
after reaching a certain degree of correct
ness in drilling, they did not lay back
in admiration of themselves, but gave
the public the benefit of their labors, and
the people of this city remember well
those delightful open air concerts
during the summer. Many friends
regret that no more suitable
place than Main street can be had for
their concerts. Let us try once more to
soften the hearts of the City Fathers, and
failing in this, would it not be we'll to
cover the City Hall Park with glass
case, and darkened glass so that the citi-
zen may not be discovered when he looks
and sees none but the prisoners of the
city within the sacred precincts of this
same Park. Held's band would be
useful as we'll as an ornamental addition
to the Park, on Saturday evenings.
Charles P. Held is business manager for
the band and he will doubtless be pleased
to have the p grIetors Of the City Hall
Park call on him.
THINGS THEATRICAL.
In our last Saturdays issue we men
toned the fact that Clara Morris was an
is of English birth and made her first ap-
pearance on the stage when she was but
fifteen years old, as ballet girl in PAN
-, e I'll
Ellsler at Cleveland. Her right name is
Morrison.
Mark Thall, we'll known in this city,
has relinquished his connection with the
Trebelli- Musin party and is now the bust
ness manager of the Alcazar Theatre San
Francisco.
A statesman at San Francisco yester-
day asked Harry Hine, manager for
Roland Reed, for pass to see Humbug,
and was handed card on which the fol-
lowing was printed: "Would be pleased
to comply with yonr request, but cannot
do so on account of the Interstate Com
MERGE Bill" 1t seems that statesmen
can receive 70 more favors from theatre
cal manager or railroads.
The National Opera Company COM
mences q season of grand opera at San
Francisco April 18th. Here is a chance
for our music-loving people to induce the
company to lay over few days in Zion.
Show your enterprise, Manager Clawson.
Saints and sinners alike will back you
Eliza Weathersby nee Mrs. Nat. Good
win, who appeared in this city on several
occasions, died in New York City on the
10Th of March from the effects of a
surgical operation performed for the re-
moval of tumor, which was the result |
of fall received while playing Gabriel |
in "Evangeline."
Richard I'll is the play in which Ed |
win Booth made his first appearance on |
any stage September 10, 1849, in Boston, |
at the Museum. The elder Booth, of |
course, played Richard, and Edwin
Tressel. The cast included Mrs. Saun-
ders (then Mrs. J. w. Thoman) as Lady |
Anne, Mrs. Judah as the Duchess of |
York, Adelaide Phillips as the Prince of |
Wales, and w. FL. Smith as Earl of |
Richmond. Mrs. Judah was likewise in
the cast of The Iron Chest, in which
Booth made his California debut with
his father at the third Jenny Lind Thea
tire, corner Of Washington and Kearny
streets, July 80, 1852.
Fanny Rice, the leading lady and
soprano of the Carleton Company, is a
Boston girl, and after the manner of the
girls of the hub of "culchaw," she affects
quill pens and large penmanship. The |
other evening lady connected with the
local press sent an autograph album
back on the stage with with the request
for the autographs of Miss Rice and Miss
Vincent. Miss Rice was playing Yum
Yum at the time, and in her artless
Japanese manner said she would be
happy to write her name, but she
couldn't do it without q quill pen, and
she couldn't possibly 60 to her hotel and
to the property-man and ask for a quill.
testing, and he obligingly said he would
bring her dozen. He was as good as
his word, for he brought her the big,
'Nanon." drops" is a handy man
himself, but his eyes fairly stuck out
when Miss Rice coolly plucked feather
rom the goose's tail, and then with
knife deity made her pen and moment
ater her name graced snowy page in
the album.-Music and Drama.
SPORTING NOTES.
The great subject of discussion in turf :
circles during the past week was the
match arranged between Harry Wilkes {
and Oliver K, which was to have taken {
place to-day at the Bay District, Cali
iornia. But to the grief of countless ad- i
nirers of fine stock the rumor spread {
hat Oliver K. had either met with a 8
serious accident while being shipped at
Los Angeles, or that he had broken
Town in his final preparation. 1t is to be